a statement from a leader of another city plagued by violence, chicago mayor rahm emanuel. we stand in solidarity with new york city in the wake of this horrific attack. the prayers of every american are with new york this difficult day. the leader of the minority party, chuck schumer, also new coming into our newsroom. thoughts with the victims and their families. he is also a new york senator. it is critical we learn what we can from this incident. the scourge of terrorism unfortunately still with us and we must remain vigilant. what reporting do you have and are you hearing from the lawn of the white house? >> reporter: so number one, what has stood out in some of the statements we've sfraenl the capitol have been the phrasing of an act of terror or linking there to terror. president trump so far including in a tweet with not the last maybe ten minutes or so has not explicitly called this an act of terror but did he seem to link to it isis. he said we must not allow isis to return or enter our country after defeating they will in the middle east and elsewhere. enough. th